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Parker, Eugene T., III.; Kilgo, Cindy A.; Sheets, Jessica K. Ezell; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of internship participation on college students, specifically the effect on college GPA. Further, because of the capacity to disaggregate students by race in the sample, this study is significant because it provides much needed empirical evidence surrounding the impact of participation in…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Internship Programs, Student Participation, College Seniors
Davis, Daniel A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
An achievement gap in reading existed in a Southwest United States school district with Hispanic, economically disadvantaged, English Language Learners (ELLs), and special education sixth grade students based on Measures of Academic Progress data. This study investigated the effectiveness of the "READ 180" reading intervention program…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Middle Schools, Middle School Students
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Tovar, Esau – Community College Review, 2015
This study examines how interactions with institutional agents (faculty and academic counselors) and select student support programs influence success (i.e., grade point average) and intentions to persist to degree completion for Latino/a community college students. Using social capital theory and college impact models, the study controls for the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Teacher Role, School Counselors
Wills, Howard P.; Iwaszuk, Wendy M.; Kamps, Debra; Shumate, Emily – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
This study explored the effects of a group-contingency intervention on student behavior across academic instructional periods. Research suggests group contingencies are evidence-based practices, yet calls for investigation to determine the best conditions and groups suited for this type of intervention. CW-FIT (Class-Wide Function-related…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Evidence, Best Practices
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Echevarria, Jana; Short, Deborah; Powers, Kristin – Journal of Educational Research, 2006
The authors examined a model of instruction for English-language learners (ELLs) who were learning academic English while they tried to meet content standards required by the nation's education reform movement. In previous work (J. Echevarria, M. E. Vogt, & D. Short, 2000), the authors developed and validated a model of instruction (Sheltered…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Academic Standards, English (Second Language), Language Teachers